say YES to yourself! | Inspiring Midlife Women to Reinvent & Thrive

Wendy Harrop
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For Midlife Women Ready to Reclaim, Redefine, and Rise This is the podcast for women in midlife who are ready to shed outdated cultural expectations, rewrite their stories, and finally put themselves first—without guilt or apology. Each week on Say YES to Yourself!, host Wendy Harrop curates soulful, honest conversations with inspiring women who are courageously reinventing their lives. From career pivots and creative dreams to empty-nest awakenings and personal breakthroughs, you’ll hear real stories of transformation, healing, and joy. If you're craving more meaning, more magic, and more you in your life—this podcast is your permission slip. Saying YES to yourself isn’t selfish—it’s the most generous, revolutionary act of your midlife. Tune in and be reminded: your best chapter starts now.

  1. 1D AGO

    Planning Joy as a Rare Disease Mom | Ashley Hamic

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Say YES to a Space to Dream Solo Retreat at the Phineas Wright House. Learn more and save your date here.  Explore other opportunities to say YES to yourself here.  Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place. In this episode, Wendy is joined by Ashley Hamic, rare disease mom and founder of Wishwear Accessories. What started as a wheelchair blanket for a friend has grown into a joyful, functional brand, proving that when you say yes to yourself, beautiful things unfold. They explore: Why joy needs to be planned, engaged with, and celebratedHow rare disease families find meaning in the smallest glimmersThe power of setting intentional rhythms in your relationshipThis is a conversation about embracing chaos, leaning into what you love, and discovering that if you set the intention for joy, it will come to you. Press play and discover how contrast can deepen your capacity for joy. Connect with Ashley: Instagram @wishwearaccessories Facebook LinkedIn TikTok WishWearAccessories.com Referenced in this Episode: The Kind of Leadership That Sparks Innovation | Elizabeth Bieniek From Life Sentence to Second Chances: A Story of Freedom & Redemption | Judy Henderson Once Upon a Gene Podcast The Plated Prisoner Series ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

    55 min

  2. 3D AGO

    How to Tell the Difference Between Intuition and Fear | Rachel Gitlevich

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Say YES to a Space to Dream Solo Retreat at the Phineas Wright House. Learn more and save your date here.  What if your perfectionism, people-pleasing, or fear of taking up space weren’t flaws, but signs of a nervous system doing its best to protect you? Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place. In this honest and insightful conversation, Wendy is joined by Rachel Gitlevich, author of What in the Actual F**k? Life’s a Hot Mess, How to Find Gratitude Anyway, to explore the difference between intuition and fear, the cost of staying in your comfort zone, and why we need to stop gaslighting ourselves. They explore: Why fawn belongs on the trauma response list with fight, flight, and freeze, and how it often hides as “being good”How to recognize your intuition (it whispers) versus your ego (it screams)Why sitting in silence hoping for the best, without taking inspired action, is often the most uncomfortable choice of allThis is a conversation about practicing presence, trusting your inner knowing, and remembering that if these dreams are in you, these dreams are for you. Press play if you're ready to stop living an unlived life. Connect with Rachel: Get her book, What in the Actual Fck On Instagram @rachel.gitlevich LinkedIn Her Website: rayofconsciousness.com ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

    52 min

  3. JAN 9

    The Edge Between Flow and Forcing: Finding Balance in Work and Life | Candy Motzek

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Wendy’s Word of the Year Workshop returns January 10! Start 2026 with intention, not pressure. This 90 min. workshop will help you discover a word that feels supportive, steady, and true using guided meditation, reflective journaling, and a Human Design–aligned process. Register here Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place. In this episode, Wendy sits down with Candy Motzek, coach and host of She Coaches Coaches, who’s learning that the edge between joyful productivity and compulsive overdoing is where the real work begins. After years of thriving on adrenaline in high-stakes corporate roles, Candy realized her nervous system was paying the price. Now, she’s learning to soften, allow, and trust that the soup doesn’t need constant stirring to turn out right. They explore: Why learning to relax isn't about being lazy—it's how we reclaim our energy and paceHow asking "Why is it so easy for me to find support?" opens the door to magnetic receivingWhy claiming physical space in your home is about filling it with you, not stuffHow the woman you're becoming already has practices—and you can implement them nowThis is a conversation about affirmations versus affirmations, 150-square-foot she-sheds, and discovering that this is who I am, so this is what I do. Press play and discover why the quality of intensity matters more than the number of hours—and how to find your edge before you lose it. Connect with Candy: Podcast: She Coaches Coaches Instagram @candymotzek LinkedIn StepintoSuccessNow.com Referenced in this Episode: The Numerology of Endings and Renewal | Dina Berrin ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

    56 min

  4. JAN 7

    The 60 Day Dare: Body Work, Brain Work, and World Work for Your Best Life | Allison McCune Davis

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Wendy’s Word of the Year Workshop returns January 10! Start 2026 with intention, not pressure. This 90 min. workshop will help you discover a word that feels supportive, steady, and true using guided meditation, reflective journaling, and a Human Design–aligned process. Register here In this episode, Wendy sits down with Allison McCune Davis, author of Sixty is a Good Start, who found herself at a crossroads wondering what she'd sink her teeth into next. After producing in LA, raising five kids, homeschooling for 20 years, and exploring natural health, Allison realized her lifetime of wisdom wasn’t just for her—it was for every woman entering midlife asking, "Now what?" She created a simple, science-backed framework—body work, brain work, and world work—each with five core habits to integrate over 60 days, the minimum time neuroscience says it takes to form lasting change. They explore: Why longevity isn't about massive overhauls, but about sustainable daily practices that nourish your whole selfHow the 60 Day Dare builds habits with accountability and supportWhy your future is hidden in your current routine, and how small habits shape who you becomeThis is a conversation about doable transformation—one sip of water, one grounding breath, one habit at a time. Press play and discover why it's never too late to start.  Connect with Allison: Instagram @allison.mccune.davis Facebook AllisonMcCuneDavis.com Her book: Sixty is a Good Start Referenced in this Episode: Dr. Caroline Leaf Breath by James Nestor On IG: Dave Asprey, Joan MacDonald ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

    49 min

  5. JAN 2

    The Truth About Money Blocks and What’s Actually Holding You Back | Hanna Bier

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Join Wendy for the Word of the Year Workshop on Saturday, January 3rd — a 90-minute guided experience designed to help you uncover the word that will anchor your year ahead. We’ll use meditation, journaling, and a beautiful mind-mapping practice to move beyond resolutions and choose a word that speaks to who you’re becoming. Save your seat here. Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place. In this episode, Wendy is joined by money coach Hanna Bier for a conversation that goes way beyond mindset work. If you’ve ever felt like you “should” be further along financially—or if affirmations, budgeting, or manifestation haven’t worked for you—this episode offers an entirely different lens. Hanna shares how unresolved energy patterns, generational pain, and unconscious entanglements can block our ability to feel safe with money, and how real healing begins when we stop bypassing the deeper work. They explore: Why mindset, strategy, and affirmations can only go so far when you're still entangled in inherited painWhat it actually means to "heal your money"—and why you don’t have to relive your trauma to do itThe difference between money healing and money management (and why we need both)This is a conversation about energetic healing, generational patterns, and creating a relationship with money that feels safe, supportive, and aligned. Press play and discover what becomes possible when you stop forcing change and start creating safety in your nervous system and beyond. Connect with Hanna: Instagram @hannamoneybliss HannaBier.com Close More Sales Challenge Waitlist  Apply to work with Hanna Referenced in this Episode: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

    57 min

  6. 12/31/2025

    Understanding Human Design: Your Blueprint for Getting Unstuck | Laura Cardwell & Meghan O'Malley

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Join Wendy for the Word of the Year Workshop on Saturday, January 3rd — a 90-minute guided experience designed to help you uncover the word that will anchor your year ahead. We’ll use meditation, journaling, and a beautiful mind-mapping practice to move beyond resolutions and choose a word that speaks to who you’re becoming. Save your seat here.  Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place. In this episode, Wendy sits down with Meghan O'Malley and Laura Cardwell for a rich, soulful conversation about Human Design—not as a label, but as a tool for returning to the truth of who you are. Meghan and Laura share how learning their unique designs changed everything—from how they use their energy to how they make decisions, handle conditioning, and create more ease in their lives. Whether you’re brand new to Human Design or already deep in the language of types, authorities, and strategy, this episode offers an invitation to slow down, trust your body, and begin living in alignment with what was never broken to begin with. They explore: Why learning your Human Design is less about information and more about permissionHow different energy types experience burnout, resistance, and clarityWhat happens when you start making decisions from your body, not your mindThis is a conversation about energy, deconditioning, and remembering the version of you that was always there—before the world told you who you had to be. Tune in and discover how Human Design can help you live with more ease, impact, and self-trust. Connect with Laura and Meghan: On Instagram @embodiedleadershipbydesign @lauracardwellqiw @meghanomalleymagic EmbodiedLeadershipbyDesign.com ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

    54 min

  7. 12/26/2025

    Why Midlife Is the Moment to Reconnect with Your Wild, Worthy Self | Dr. Elizabeth O'Brien

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Join Wendy for a 90-minute Word of the Year workshop designed to help you discover the word that wants to walk beside you this year—not as a goal to achieve, but as a way of being. Register here. Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place. In this episode, Wendy welcomes Dr. Elizabeth O'Brien, UC Foundation professor and author of The Power in the Middle, for a powerful conversation about reclaiming the version of ourselves we knew before the world told us who to be. After a mentor challenged her on playing it safe, Elizabeth found herself digging through old photo albums, searching for proof that she once knew how to take up space. And there she was—eight years old, mid-swing, mouth wide open, wild and free. That girl didn’t need permission. She just was. They explore: How the behaviors that once protected us may no longer serve us, and how to let them goHow taking a step back from emotional labor lets others lead the way they need to leadWhy silence is scary but necessary, and how self-soothing through discomfort is where the real growth happensThis is a conversation about agency, boundaries, and the sacred return to your original knowing. Connect with Dr. O'Brien: Her website: dreobrien.com Instagram @drelizabethobrien Facebook Get her book, The Power in the Middle: Navigating your Midlife with Confidence On Amazon On Bloomsbury with discount code: GLR BD8  (for 20% off) Resources Link: The Power in the Middle Referenced in this Episode: The Numerology of Endings and ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

    58 min

  8. 12/24/2025

    What Happens When You Stop Forcing and Start Sourcing | Dr. Camille Preston

    Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Join Wendy for a 90-minute Word of the Year workshop designed to help you discover the word that wants to walk beside you this year—not as a goal to achieve, but as a way of being. Register here. Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place. In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dr. Camille Preston, who woke up one day at 4 am with an entire book outline downloaded into her consciousness. After five deaths in five months and a lifetime of accepting lies she was sold about what success should look like, Camille wrote "Living Real," a manifesto for redefining success, presence, and happiness on your own terms. They explore: How tension creates consciousness and why holding it with compassion opens the next level of possibility thinkingThe difference between forcing, resourcing, and sourcing, and why operating from source changes everythingWhy we change more often from pain than pleasure, and how strengthening your container allows you to hold moreThis is a conversation about building the capacity to feel the full range of life, dismantling the thought system based on fear, and trusting that when doors start opening after you say yes, something is meant to come through you. Connect with Dr. Preston: Get her book, Leaving Real, at LivingReal.AimLeadership.com LinkedIn ________________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Wendy: Linkedin Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse Facebook: Phineas Wright House Website: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm Stays PWH Curated Experience and Travel Interested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat! If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

    44 min
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For Midlife Women Ready to Reclaim, Redefine, and Rise This is the podcast for women in midlife who are ready to shed outdated cultural expectations, rewrite their stories, and finally put themselves first—without guilt or apology. Each week on Say YES to Yourself!, host Wendy Harrop curates soulful, honest conversations with inspiring women who are courageously reinventing their lives. From career pivots and creative dreams to empty-nest awakenings and personal breakthroughs, you’ll hear real stories of transformation, healing, and joy. If you're craving more meaning, more magic, and more you in your life—this podcast is your permission slip. Saying YES to yourself isn’t selfish—it’s the most generous, revolutionary act of your midlife. Tune in and be reminded: your best chapter starts now.

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